عال

See also: غال

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ع ل و (ʿ-l-w) or ع ل ي (ʿ-l-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.lin/

Adjective

عَالٍ (ʿālin) (informal عَالِي (ʿālī), feminine عَالِيَة (ʿāliya), feminine plural عَالِيَات (ʿāliyāt), elative أَعْلَى (ʾaʿlā)) [1]

  1. Active participle of عَلَا (ʿalā) or active participle of عَلِيَ (ʿaliya).
  2. exalted, lofty, excellent

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Synonyms

References

  1. Wehr, Hans (1979), علو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.
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